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###¶§*==.. THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK ..==*§¶###
§§§§*%==.. LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. ..==%*§§§§
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#¶**%==... THE KIRUGU VARGIR DESERT, IN THE ...==%**¶#
§**%=..... UNDERLYING TUNNELS. IT'S USE AND .....=%**§
§*==...... POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. ......==*§
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#§§§*%==.. . PROPERTIES . ..==%*§§§#
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##¶§*%==.. THE HONEY IS A REDDISH AMBER, VERY ..==%*§¶##
#§%=...... VISCOUS (BUT STILL POURABLE). IT SMELLS ......=%§#
##¶§*%==.. SLIGHTLY OF EUCALYPTUS, AND HAS A ..==%*§¶##
§*==...... MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. ......==*§
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##¶§*%==.. IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS ..==%*§¶##
##¶§*%==.. STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. ..==%*§¶##
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#§%=...... . COLLECTION . ......=%§#
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#§§§*%==.. THE HONEY MATERIALIZES IN VACCUUMS ..==%*§§§#
###¶*%==.. WITHIN ANY LABYRINTHINE SPACE. THE MORE ..==%*¶###
##¶§*%==.. FOLDED AND AMBIGUOUS, THE FASTER IT ..==%*§¶##
§§*==..... EMERGES. THE CAVERNOUS SYSTEMS UNDER .....==*§§
¶***==.... THE DESERT OF KIRUGU SERVES THIS ....==***¶
§%%==..... PURPOSE VERY WELL - THE LIZARDS USE .....==%%§
##¶§*%==.. PUMPS TO EMPTY SMALL BOXES OR JARS OF ..==%*§¶##
¶§§§*%==.. AIR, WHICH THEN ARE LEFT OVERNIGHT AND ..==%*§§§¶
¶¶¶§*%==.. HARVESTED THE NEXT DAY. ..==%*§¶¶¶
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¶*%%====.. MOST SPACES ARE SOMEWHAT MAZELIKE, AND ..====%%*¶
##¶§*%==.. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR LIZARDS IN KIRUGU ..==%*§¶##
§§%%==.... VESZELLE CITY TO KEEP A FEW JARS (OFTEN ....==%%§§
¶¶*===.... HANGED FROM THE CEILING IN METAL CROWNS ....===*¶¶
##¶§*%==.. MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE). HOWEVER, THESE ..==%*§¶##
¶¶§*%=.... MAY TAKE WEEKS TO FILL. ....=%*§¶¶
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###§*%==.. . ONE SPOON . ..==%*§###
¶§§§*%==.. ..... ..==%*§§§¶
¶¶*=...... THE DRUG IS USED BY THE LIZARDS IN ......=*¶¶
¶¶¶§*%==.. THESE SMALL (BUT OFTEN CONTINUOUS) ..==%*§¶¶¶
¶§***%==.. DOSES. THIS HEIGHTENS THE SENSES ..==%***§¶
###¶*%==.. SOMEWHAT BUT AT THE COST OF A LESSENED ..==%*¶###
§%%%=..... ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK - CONTEXT .....=%%%§
§%=....... SWITCHING MIGHT TAKE LONGER AND BE MORE .......=%§
¶¶¶§*%==.. CONFUSING. ..==%*§¶¶¶
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§§***%==.. . FOUR SPOONS . ..==%***§§
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##¶§*%==.. MULTITASKING BECOMES VERY HARD (THE ..==%*§¶##
§%=....... THOUGHT DOES NOT OCCUR). SENSES MORE .......=%§
¶§*=...... ACUTE BUT "UNIMPORTANT" (IGNORED). ......=*§¶
#¶¶§*%==.. INNER PERCEPTIONS TAKE THE UPPER HAND, ..==%*§¶¶#
§*%=...... ABSTRACTION AND MEMORY FACULTIES ARE ......=%*§
§*===..... SHARPENED SEVERELY. SLIGHT TELEPATHY .....===*§
¶§§*=..... (MOSTLY MOODS) WITH OTHER HONEY EATERS. .....=*§§¶
§%%%%%==.. SENSE OF THIRST DISSAPPEARS. STILL EASY ..==%%%%%§
###¶§%==.. TO MOVE AROUND THE BODY (IF SO ..==%§¶###
§***==.... INCLINED). ....==***§
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##¶§*%==.. . SEVEN SPOONS . ..==%*§¶##
##¶§*%==.. ..... ..==%*§¶##
§§**====.. THE HONEY EATER BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO ..====**§§
#¶§§*%==.. NORMAL STIMULI, BUT ABLE TO OVERRIDE ..==%*§§¶#
##¶§*%==.. THEIR OWN SENSES WITH DREAMLIKE ..==%*§¶##
##¶§*%==.. IMAGERY. SHARING OF THOUGHTS WITH OTHER ..==%*§¶##
§%===..... EATERS, MOOD READING OF THOSE WHO STAY .....===%§
##¶§*%==.. SOBER (WORTH NOTING THAT THE THOUGHTS ..==%*§¶##
¶§*==..... ARE VERY FRAGMENTED AND HARD TO .....==*§¶
##¶§*%==.. DECIPHER, UNLESS YOU ARE AT A SIMILAR ..==%*§¶##
¶§§**%==.. LEVEL OF SPOONS). AT THIS POINT THE ..==%**§§¶
##¶§*%==.. BODY IS HARD TO MOVE, AND STARTS LOSING ..==%*§¶##
##¶§*%==.. WATER. ..==%*§¶##
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#§%%====.. . NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE . ..====%%§#
##¶§*%==.. ..... ..==%*§¶##
¶§*===.... OVERDOSE. BODY LOSING WATER QUICKLY, ....===*§¶
##¶§*%==.. AND IS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MOVE. THERE ..==%*§¶##
§§§%====.. IS INTERMITTENT THOUGHT SHARING WITH ..====%§§§
#§%=...... SOBER PERSONS (ALTHOUGH ......=%§#
#§*%====.. UNINTELLIGIBLE). MEMEORIES ARE SHARDED ..====%*§#
##¶§*%==.. OR NOT FORMED. ..==%*§¶##
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§%=....... . DANGERS . .......=%§
##¶§*%==.. ........... ..==%*§¶##
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##¶§*%==.. MOST DEATHS ARE DUE TO LOSS OF WATER - ..==%*§¶##
§§§**%==.. THIRST IS ONE OF THE LAST SENSES TO ..==%**§§§
#§*%%%==.. RESTABLE AFTER COMING DOWN, OFTEN GONE ..==%%%*§#
¶**====... FOR UP TO TWENTY FOUR HOURS. AT HIGHER ...====**¶
##¶§*%==.. DOSES IT'S HARD TO MOVE, EVEN IF YOU ..==%*§¶##
##¶§*%==.. WOULD REMEMBER DRINKING (WHICH IS ALSO ..==%*§¶##
¶§**=..... MADE HARDER BY THE ATTENTION FOCUSING .....=**§¶
##¶§*%==.. PROPERTIES OF THE HONEY). ..==%*§¶##
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¶§§%===... PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER INJURIES ...===%§§¶
##¶§*%==.. FROM BEING STILL IN UNFAVOURABLE ..==%*§¶##
§*=....... CLIMATES FOR TOO LONG, SOMETIMES TO THE .......=*§
###¶§*%=.. POINT OF DEATH. ANOTHER DANGER IS ..=%*§¶###
#§§%=..... ACTUALLY LOCOMOTION OF THE BODY... .....=%§§#
#§%=====.. WALKING AROUND IS STILL SOMEWHAT ..=====%§#
##¶§*%==.. POSSIBLE AFTER LOSING SIGHT, WHICH HAVE ..==%*§¶##
##¶§*%==.. LEAD TO SEVEAL FALLS. ADDITIONALLY, ..==%*§¶##
##¶§*%==.. ROBBERIES OF THE INTOXICATED ARE COMMON. ..==%*§¶##
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##¶§*%==.. LASTLY, ALBEIT VERY RARE, IT'S POSSIBLE ..==%*§¶##
§**==..... TO DIE OF PURE OVERDOSE (ON THE SCALE .....==**§
##¶§*%==.. OF JARS OF HONEY) BEFORE BEING KILLED ..==%*§¶##
##¶§*%==.. BY THIRST. THERE ARE RUMORS THAT THIS ..==%*§¶##
##¶§*%==.. LEAVES "GHOSTS", WHO WILL STILL SHARE ..==%*§¶##
#§*==..... THEIR THOUGHTS LONG AFTER THEIR BODIES .....==*§#
##¶§*%==.. ARE DEAD AND GONE. ..==%*§¶##
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